A Guide to Dapoli

Pray to Goddess Durga in this beautiful temple established in the 14th-15th century, a famous landmark

The government awarded the highest civilian honor of ‘Padmashri’ to Anna (Karve), for his inspirational social work. The same year the people of Murud organized a huge feast to honor his 100th birthday. Senapati Bapat was present at the celebration and he inaugurated a life size bust of Anna, in his presence. 

Situated on a cliff side that gives it its iconic name 'Kadyavarche Ganapati Mandir', with stunning views of the valley and the sea

A beautiful sea-side temple 

Ancient Keshavraj Temple in the midst of scenic hills

Based on a plateau about 1 Km away from the Dapoli – Dabhol highway and about 3-4 Kms away from Dabhol harbor, is a svayambhu (appeared on its own) temple of Goddess Chandika. The three-foot-tall stone idol of Goddess Chandika, covered in holy vermillion, was found in a naturally occurring cave of jet black stone

The church in the middle of the camp Dapoli is the oldest architectural structures built by the British in the history of Camp Dapoli. This is one of the old churches in Dapoli. This church was built for praying for the English officers and their families settled in Dapoli during 1818-1857.

The Parshuram Bhoomi about 8-10 km from Karde Village is a must visit place for the travelers and has an impressive Statue of Parshuram ji with good views of the Valley

Relics of ancient Indian heritage have been found in this village, Panhalekaji.  These relics are ancient caves found on a mountain north facing the river thorli-dhakti kotjai. There are 28 compartments in these cave chains and 29 in another cave chain at a place called Bag Wadi.

This dargah is on a hill near Kalshi coast. It is said that this Dargah is built by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Some people say that Shivaji Maharaj started the dargah and then Sambhaji Raje completed it. ‘Yakub Baba’ was the teacher of Shivaji Maharaj. During invasion in Dabhol, Shivaji Maharaj came to know about Yakub Baba and he met him.

This mosque is also called the ‘Anda Masjid’ or ‘Masaheb Masjid’.  This mosque is said to be a replica of the Shahi Jama Masjid at Vijapur. The Shahi mosque of Dapoli’s architecture is of Irani style with impeccably symmetry.

Suvarnadurg the island fortress off the coast of Harnai was a fort built by Shivaji Maharaj to counter the Siddi. Ths fort was later used by Shivaji Maharaj to counter the Europeans and was a base for the Maratha navy's ship building facility.

Many tourists crowd these places often for spiritual or leisure purposes. At Dapoli., this hot water spring is at a village named Unhavare. This village is based at 35 Kms away from the city of Dapoli. Because this pool is perennial, there is hot water here all round the year. The water level remains constant during winters and monsoon as well. Even the temperature of the water never changes.

The boats gone fishing early morning too return by the noon. Sometimes, even the big fishing boats who stay at sea for 3-4 days come back to the port with their catch. The catch of the day is then spread out on the shore for auction. This activity that happens on a huge scale is a true sight to behold, where the goods (fish) belong to the highest bidder and vice versa.